Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MlA from West Delhi’s Vikaspuri constituency was arrested by Delhi police on Friday for allegedly assaulting a public servant during a protest seeking action against an alleged sexual offender.
Mahender Yadav, the sixth lawmaker from the ruling party in Delhi to be arrested, led a violent protest last evening in Nihal Vihar area in West Delhi following sexual assault on a three-year-old girl and the mob even attacked public vehicles and tried to set a vehicle on fire.
Meanwhile, Delhi police trashed Yadav’s intentions of protesting for actions against sexual offender as DCP (West) Pushpendra Kumar said, “The sexual offender was arrested even before Yadav took on to streets for protest.”
“If one protest for a cause, it still has a meaning but protest without a cause is a mere mockery of the freedom of expression,” said Kumar while adding proper actions were taken on time against the accused booked under charges of molesting a three-year-old girl.
Joint Commissioner (South-Western Range) Depender Pathak also said “MlA was arrested around 12 noon on Friday under charges of rioting, arson, assault on public servant, wrongful restraint and damage to public property,” Pathak said.He claimed that the protesters at Nihal Vihar area even manhandled a police team which had tried to pacify the agitators.
“While the accused was arrested by evening, much before the crowd gathered there, somebody floated a rumour that the police has refused to arrest him, leading to the agitation,” said Pathak. While Yadav has been arrested, several others have been detained at the police station, he said.